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Monthly climate in Usakos, Namibia

Last updated: July 31, 2025

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Usakos features a hot desert climate (BWh). Temperatures typically range between 18 °C (65 °F) and 24 °C (76 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 2 °C (36 °F) or can rise to as high as 39 °C (103 °F). The average annual precipitation amounts to about 144 mm (5.7 inches) and receives 26 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually. Usakos enjoys an average of 4117 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 47 minutes to 13 hours 26 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Usakos, Namibia

The warmest months in Usakos are February, March and December, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 24 to 24 °C (76 - 76 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in June, July and August, when daily mean temperatures range from 18 to 19 °C (65 - 66 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Usakos experiences 314 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 0 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Usakos. Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Maximum38°C
(101°F)		37°C
(99°F)		37°C
(99°F)		35°C
(95°F)		34°C
(93°F)		31°C
(88°F)		31°C
(88°F)		33°C
(91°F)		37°C
(99°F)		39°C
(103°F)		38°C
(101°F)		38°C
(101°F)
Mean maximum36°C
(98°F)		36°C
(97°F)		36°C
(97°F)		34°C
(93°F)		32°C
(90°F)		30°C
(85°F)		29°C
(85°F)		32°C
(90°F)		36°C
(98°F)		37°C
(100°F)		37°C
(99°F)		37°C
(99°F)
Average high32°C
(89°F)		32°C
(90°F)		32°C
(90°F)		31°C
(87°F)		29°C
(85°F)		27°C
(81°F)		27°C
(80°F)		28°C
(82°F)		31°C
(89°F)		32°C
(90°F)		33°C
(91°F)		32°C
(91°F)
Daily mean24°C
(75°F)		24°C
(76°F)		24°C
(76°F)		23°C
(74°F)		21°C
(71°F)		19°C
(66°F)		18°C
(65°F)		19°C
(66°F)		22°C
(72°F)		23°C
(74°F)		24°C
(75°F)		24°C
(76°F)
Average low18°C
(65°F)		19°C
(66°F)		19°C
(66°F)		17°C
(63°F)		14°C
(58°F)		11°C
(52°F)		11°C
(52°F)		10°C
(51°F)		14°C
(57°F)		16°C
(60°F)		17°C
(63°F)		17°C
(64°F)
Mean minimum13°C
(56°F)		14°C
(58°F)		14°C
(58°F)		12°C
(55°F)		8°C
(47°F)		7°C
(45°F)		5°C
(42°F)		4°C
(40°F)		8°C
(46°F)		9°C
(48°F)		11°C
(53°F)		11°C
(53°F)
Minimum11°C
(52°F)		13°C
(56°F)		11°C
(53°F)		11°C
(52°F)		4°C
(40°F)		5°C
(41°F)		4°C
(39°F)		2°C
(36°F)		5°C
(41°F)		7°C
(44°F)		10°C
(49°F)		10°C
(50°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Usakos, Namibia

Usakos usually has the most precipitation in January, February and March, with an average of 6 rainy days and 33 mm (1.3 inches) of precipitation per month. The driest months in Usakos are June, July and August. On average, 0 mm (0.0 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Usakos. Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average precipitation mm (inches)24 (0.9)25 (1.0)49 (1.9)20 (0.8)1 (0.1)0 (0.0)0 (0.0)0 (0.0)0 (0.0)6 (0.2)3 (0.1)16 (0.6)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm)468400000103

Monthly sunshine hours in Usakos, Namibia

The sunniest months in Usakos are October, November and December, when the sun shines an average of 12 hours 26 minutes a day. Least sunny months in Usakos: January, June and July receive an average of 10 hours 21 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Usakos. Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean monthly sunshine hours311330353330330314326336338370377396
Mean daily daylight hours13h 17m12h 48m12h 10m11h 33m11h 2m10h 47m10h 55m11h 22m11h 57m12h 35m13h 9m13h 26m

Solar UV radiation in Usakos, Namibia

Usakos experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in January, February and December, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 16 - 16, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure. May, June and July are in the High / Very High exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 9. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Usakos UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Usakos. Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
UV Index (month maximum)161614129771012141516